Abstract: A knit fabric is created using on a flatbed knitting machine to create a whole garment having an inner surface and an outer surface. The knit fabric includes a support matrix comprised of base yarns with reflective yarns supported on the support matrix. The knit fabric comprises a jacquard knit structure formed from the base yarns and the reflective yarns, wherein elongate loops of the reflective yarns are outwardly exposed from the outer surface of the knit fabric. The inner surface of the knit fabric includes outwardly exposed floats of the reflective yarns.

Abstract: A knitted textile fabric for use in safety apparel, comprising a first yarn containing modacrylic fibers and a second yarn containing apparel, preferably cellulosic, fibers. The first and second yarns are interknitted with one another, e.g., in plated or bi-ply, relationship with the modacrylic yarn disposed predominantly at an outer face of the fabric for imparting flame resistant properties and an affinity for high visibility dyes and with the cellulosic yarn disposed predominantly at the opposite face of the fabric for imparting a hand suitable for comfortable body contact with a user's skin.

Abstract: A polyurethane elastomeric filament-containing weft knit fabric is obtained by plating a bare yarn of highly fusible, alkali-resistant polyurethane elastomeric filament having at least 50% retention of tenacity following dry heat treatment under 100% extension at 150° C. for 45 seconds, a melting point of 180° C. or below, and at least 60% retention of tenacity following treatment in a 2 g/L aqueous sodium hydroxide solution under 100% extension at 100° C. for 60 minutes at every loop of a weft knit fabric having a 1×1 rib knit structure or a center yarn-containing reversible knit structure composed of at least one type of non-elastomeric yarn, then heat setting the plated structure so as to thermally fuse the highly fusible, alkali-resistant polyurethane elastomeric filaments to each other or to the non-elastomeric yarns at crossover points therebetween.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a method that can adopt the flat weft knitting machine to continuously weave the knitwear whose appearance is a structural texture pattern of X-yarn by a semi-turn (or semi-twist), Y-yarn by the semi-turn and the special-purpose yarn guiding mouth thereof. There is two or three parallel positioned yarn guiding holes provided in a yarn guiding mouth. X-yarn and Y-yarn can be independently fed through two guiding holes being parallel placement; Alternatively, X-yarn, Y-yarn and C-yarn can be independently fed through the three guiding holes being parallel placement; Or, Z-yarn can be fed through outside of the two or three guiding holes being parallel placement.

Abstract: A breathable, stretchable, and heat-moldable multi-layer weft knit spacer fabric having a substantially decorative first layer and a spaced less decorative second layer. Also, a method of integrally knitting the multi-layer knitted fabric on a circular weft knit machine is also described. Articles of the manufacture comprising the fabric are also described.

Abstract: A knitted textile fabric for use in safety apparel, comprising a first yarn containing modacrylic fibers and a second yarn containing cellulosic fibers. The first and second yarns are intimately interknitted with one another in plated relationship with the modacrylic yarn disposed predominantly at an outer face of the fabric for imparting flame resistant properties and an affinity for high visibility dyes and with the cellulosic yarn disposed predominantly at the opposite face of the fabric for imparting a hand suitable for comfortable body contact with a user's skin.

Abstract: A yarn feeder for circular knitting machines that have a plurality of knitting needles includes a first threading hole, a second threading hole and a jutting yarn guiding member on a lower edge for feeding three yarns corresponding to a knitting needle. The three yarns enter a hook of the knitting needle through the first and second threading holes and the yarn guiding member. The hook is a common point, forms a first included angle with the yarn guiding member and the first yarn threading hole, and forms a second included angle with the first threading hole and the second threading hole. The second included angle is larger than or equal to the first included angle. Thus the three yarns can be directed smoothly into the hook of the knitting needle without forming interference. Traveling of the three yarns is smoother.

Abstract: A plating method for knitting a tubular fabric by using a four-bed type flat knitting machine comprising a first lower needle bed and a second lower needle bed which are arranged in pair in front and back and a first upper needle bed and a second upper needle bed which are arranged over the respective lower needle beds, wherein a first knitting fabric including a rib knitting knitted with needles on the first lower needle bed and the second upper needle bed and a second knitting fabric including a rib knitting knitted with needles on the first upper needle bed and the second lower needle bed are joined together at each widthwise side end thereof, so as to be knitted into a tubular form and the knitting fabrics are each knitted to have a plated structure by using a front yarn and a back yarn, and wherein a yarn feeder for the front yarn is displaced in each knitting in such a manner that when the first knitting fabric is knitted, the front yarn can be made closer to the second upper needle bed than the back ya

Abstract: A yarn feeder for circular knitting machines includes a jutting section located on a yarn feeding section of the yarn feeder. The jutting section has a yarn directing surface to allow the yarn to either slide over the surface without forming floss, or to retain the floss on the jutting section. Thereby, the yarn maybe fed smoothly and effectively above the knitting needle without rupturing to allow the knitting needle to raise and pick up the yarn as the knitting operation proceeds.

Abstract: An adjustable plating yarn carrier (1) having two yarn guides (32, 34) allowing for the adjustment of the angle between two yarns (H, S) and the angles of both yarns to the needle (N), for the knitting of plated fabric, is provided.

Abstract: A yarn guiding device for a knitting machine to guide a yarn unreeled from a creel located above the knitting machine before feeding the yarn to a knitting needle. The device includes a rectangular main body including a supporting member with a slot and connecting holes, and a yarn guiding member with a U-shaped recess for connection to the supporting member and yarn paths. A bracket joins the main body through a connecting member to allow the main body to pivot forward and is disposed in the knitting section of the knitting machine. The yarn guiding member is molded from 80 to 95 by volume of zirconium oxide and 5 to 20 by volume of yttrium oxide.

Abstract: A patterned float plated fabric composed of courses incorporates at least two plating yarns dominating alternating patterned sections of the fabric with the floats of their float plated portions, such that a ground fabric is composed from sections of plain courses formed complementary from one of the at least two plating yarns and such that sections of plain ground fabric courses are connected together by at least one stitch formed from the yarns forming the ground fabric of the adjacent patterned sections. Additionally, a process for forming the patterned float plated fabric includes holding down the fabric with a lower throat of a sinker; raising portions of needles to a clearing position; feeding first plating yarn to the raised needles; arranging the sinkers such that their lower looping ledge is between the needles, retracting the needles to an lower intermediate position.

Abstract: A sweater knit fabric containing hard yarn plaited together with bare elastomeric yarn is provided. The elastomeric yarn has substantially uniform draft along each course in the fabric. The fabric is made by a process in which the bare elastomeric yarn is fed under substantially uniform tension to a knitting machine in which yarn demand fluctuates as the fabric is knitted. Sweater knit fabrics are useful in making garments such as sweaters, vests, dresses, pants, skirts, shirts and caps.

Abstract: A device for positioning thread guides in selectable points in a circular knitting machine, which has a unit for moving the thread guide closer or further away from the cylinder. The unit is a rod-and-crank system in which an intermediate region of the rod is slides guided with respect to a fixed slider. The end of the rod that supports the thread guide is adapted to move, as the crank is actuated, along a curved path from a spaced inactive position to an advanced thread delivery position. The unit is provided with elements for articulation to a fixed frame along an axis that is substantially parallel to the axis of the crank. An elastic return spring and an angular spacing piston are arranged between the unit and the frame and can be actuated selectively to move the thread position to different locations.

Abstract: A yarn feed finter for use on circular Links and Links knitting apparatus for the manufacture of plaited fabric. The finger has a generally elongated, rectangular-shaped flat body having a pair of eyelets located thereon in a side-by-side disposition and which are slightly offset from each other. The finger is adapted for pivotal movement into and out of active position with the needles of the apparatus and to direct through the eyelets simultaneously in parallel with each other and at different angles of approach to the needles to feed at least two yarns to the needles to produce a plaited fabric in which one yarn is visible on one side of the fabric, and another yarn is visible on the other side.

Abstract: A circular knitting machine for producing a single face plush article of base threads and plush threads has a needle cylinder provided with a plurality of needles and a plate ring provided with separately controlled and differently shaped plates. A first plate has a slot for receiving a base thread and a stepped ridge for applying a plush thread, and a second plate is provided with a recess in the region of the slot of the first plate. The second plate has a plate tip formed above the recess and is provided for a plaiting with a plush thread-pressing edge. The plush thread-pressing edge is formed on the plate tip and extends in an inclined manner to the slot of the first plate and to a shaft of an associated one of the needles. The plush thread pressing edge being movable to a point before a step of the stepped ridge of the first plate.

Abstract: A yarn feeding and guide device for knitting machines has at least one yarn feeder, which delivers the yarn arriving from a yarn package and being supplied as needed at a predetermined tension by a yarn delivery unit or fournisseur to the needles of a row of needles. The yarn feeder is disposed in a stationary manner on the machine such that it does not contact the needles of the needle row, and yarn guide elements located in the path of the yarn are associated with it.

Abstract: A double cylinder knitting machine has a plurality of pivotable feeders with yarn feeding ends movable through arcs from a trap position, through a feed position to a cross-over park position upstream of the feed position. Movement is imparted to the feeders via a plurality of rotatable cams and cam followers which cause the feeders to pivot upstream of the feed position to an extent sufficient to clear a latchguard and sinkers of the knitting machine followed by further pivotal movement for cross-over and reaching of the park position. The feeders are arrested in predetermined park positions while the cam followers are still on an inclined part of the cams and continued motion of the cams is ineffective after the feeders have reached the park positions.

Abstract: A process and apparatus for producing knitted cut-pile fabric on a conventional circular knitting machine having a cylinder containing conventional latch needles and a dial containing dial elements each having a hook, a yarn cutting edge spaced from the hook and a yarn supporting surface extending therebetween, each dial element being radially movable between adjacent cylinder needles. Body yarn is progressively fed to the cylinder needles and pile yarn is progressively fed to the needles and the dial elements, the needles and dial elements being manipulated to form stitches of body yarn on the needles, to associate the pile yarn in the stitches and form pile loops on the dial elements, and to cast-off the needles the associated stitches and pile yarn to anchor the pile yarn in the stitches.

Abstract: A process for knitting a single-faced pile fabric is disclosed, based on the raising and lowering of conventional needles and the movement of throated sinkers, each sinker having the throat extended and provided with a sloping shoulder in the lower edge thereof, a re-entrant bevel on the upper leading edge, a downwardly extending surface and a notch on the upper edge.

Abstract: An improvement for knitting pattern areas with hosiery knitting machines having a rotatable cylinder carrying latch needles therein, a knitting station at which a plurality of yarn feed fingers are independently movable into and out of yarn feeding positions for feeding background yarn at a basic level and pattern yarn at a higher level above the cylinder, and means for selectively positioning the needles at either a basic position for receiving only background yarn or an extended position for receiving both background and pattern yarn, the improvement being an auxiliary feed finger for feeding background yarn at a level more closely spaced from the cylinder than the basic level to needles at the basic position and below the latches of needles at the extended position for floating of the background yarn in knitted pattern areas behind loops of pattern yarn formed by extended position neeldes.

Abstract: A fabric filter bag, a method of making such a bag, and apparatus using such bags, in which the bag is a tube of yarn knit into stitches defining a ground and stitches defining terry loop pile extending from the ground. In accordance with the present invention, such a fabric filter bag, method of making a bag, and apparatus using a bag is improved by the inclusion of a conductive strand for conducting electrostatic charges otherwise accumulating on the fabric filter bag away from the bag so as to suppress accumulation or build-up of such charges.

Abstract: This tube sock includes a cushioned sole formed by partial courses of terry loops on the inner surface of at least that part of the foot portion adapted to underlie the sole of a wearer's foot while that part of the foot portion adapted to overlie the instep of the wearer's foot is devoid of terry loops. Indicia means is provided on the outer surface of the foot portion for indicating the proper manner in which the tube sock should be worn to position the terry loops beneath the sole of the wearer's foot. The indicia means may take the form of an identifying yarn contrasting in color with the color of the body yarn of the sock and knit in plated relationship with the body yarn to appear on the outer surface of the sock in spaced-apart coursewise extending stripes which extend from one side to the other of the sole portion.

Abstract: An attachment having a knitting machine including at least two toothed members slidable in relationship to one another such that when the teeth are aligned yarn receiving openings are presented and on sliding the members relative to one another yarns within the yarn receiving openings are gripped by adjacent teeth.

Abstract: Decorative knitted fabrics have a basic weft knit structure with patterned effects produced by a warp yarn loops of which cover selected loops of weft yarn so as to be visible on the face of the fabric. The fabrics are produced by feeding warp yarns to selected needles of a straight bar knitting machine in addition to the normal weft yarn and controlling the tension of the yarn such that the warp yarn loops cover the corresponding weft yarn loops in the desired manner. To ensure the desired structure, it is preferred that the tension in the warp yarn should be relatively high when the yarn is wrapped round the selected needles but relatively low when the needles execute their knitting motion. Apparatus for producing these fabrics includes warp yarn guides which can be moved to and fro in front and behind the knitting needles and moved sideways past one or more needle positions. The warp guides can be swung upwards to clear the needles during fashioning movements.

Abstract: The auxiliary knitting station includes an auxiliary yarn feed finger in the form of a relatively thin flat, substantially vertically disposed main body portion which is movable between a lowered or active position between the latch ring and the circle of needles and a raised or inactive position above the circle of needles. The lower end portion of the auxiliary yarn feed finger includes a first yarn guide opening for feeding a first or body yarn to the needles at a level below the upper ledges of the sinkers and a pair of yarn guide openings spaced above the first yarn guide opening for selectively feeding either a terry yarn or a plating yarn to the needles at a level above the level of the body yarn.

Abstract: The major portion of the leg of the sock is knit with first and second yarns of different colors in plated relationship with the first yarn being positioned on the outside and the second yarn being positioned on the inside so that the color of the first yarn predominates in the major portion of the leg of the sock. Spaced apart pattern areas are formed in the leg and are knit of the second yarn only with the first yarn being floated inside so that the spaced apart pattern areas are of a different color than the major portion of the leg. Single wale areas are positioned between the spaced apart pattern areas and the first and second yarns are knit in plated relationship so that these areas are the same color as the major portion of the leg. The single wale areas permit at least portions of the spaced apart pattern areas to be positioned closely adjacent each other so that a wide variety of different types of patterns can be knit in closely spaced relationship.

Abstract: A plating feeder for use in a circular knitting machine comprises a first mouth for supplying a first yarn, and a second mouth for supplying a second yarn and which is movable relative to the first and second mouths together to alter the angle between the yarns fed by the plating feeder during knitting. The first mouth is provided on an elongate first feeder part and the second mouth is provided on a second feeder part slidable lengthwise on the first feeder part. A biasing spring urges the first and second mouths together and a cam follower coacts with the movable mouth and engages with a cam to override the spring. The first mouth is in a form of a narrow aperture for defining a single yarn feed position for a facing yarn and the second mouth is in a form of a trough at least partly surrounding the first mouth for defining alternative, interconnected yarn feed positions for a backing yarn on either side of the first mouth.